Gweru Surname
Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname
Gweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 991 | 1:15,578 | 2,198 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gweru (63) may also be a first name.
Gweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweru (Arabic: غويرى) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweru? popularity and diffusion
Gweru is the 345,133rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gweru reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 63 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Zimbabwe Gweru is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 32 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgweru | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ngwerou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaru | 80 | 303 | / |
| Gueru | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kweru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gworu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaru | 73 | 636 | / |
| Guerou | 73 | 469 | / |
| Gberou | 73 | 286 | / |
| Guerru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guerau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngwiru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkweru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwarau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guerhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goueru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guerui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guereu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guerrou | 67 | 253 | / |
| Gouerou | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gåverud | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guerouh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gvesrud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guearou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gqwarhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gqwaaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gberrou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guerhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwarhu | 67 | 1 | / |
Gweru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gweru in the Arabic language | ||
| غويرى | ghwyry | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gweru
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